CA2954778A1 - Mixed closure device for a container - Google Patents

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CA2954778A1
CA2954778A1 CA2954778A CA2954778A CA2954778A1 CA 2954778 A1 CA2954778 A1 CA 2954778A1 CA 2954778 A CA2954778 A CA 2954778A CA 2954778 A CA2954778 A CA 2954778A CA 2954778 A1 CA2954778 A1 CA 2954778A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2864Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element being a plug or like element closing a passage between the auxiliary container and the main container
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2892Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element, e.g. a valve, opening an aperture of the auxiliary container
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • B29C45/14336Coating a portion of the article, e.g. the edge of the article
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • B29C45/14467Joining articles or parts of a single article
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2067/00Use of polyesters or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
    • B29K2067/006PBT, i.e. polybutylene terephthalate
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2667/00Use of polyesters or derivatives thereof for preformed parts, e.g. for inserts
    • B29K2667/006PBT, i.e. polybutylene terephthalate
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29LINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/56Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures
    • B29L2031/565Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures for containers

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Abstract

The invention relates to a closure device (1) for a container (2) comprising a cover element (3) for closing the container (2), a chamber (5) arranged on the cover element (3) and an inner housing (4). The chamber (5) has a chamber end piece (9) having an outlet opening (7) that can be closed by means of a closure means (6). The inner housing (4) comprises opening means (8) for opening the outlet opening (7), wherein the chamber (5) can be moved relative to the inner housing (4) from a closed position into an outlet position. The chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9) are connected to each other in a fluid-tight and gas-tight manner by means of a plastic seal (10) injection molded on chamber (5) and chamber end piece (9), wherein chamber (5), chamber end piece (9) and plastic seal (10) are formed from the same plastic. The invention further relates to a method for producing a closure device or a chamber.

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CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011
2 The invention pertains to a closure device for a container, particularly a beverage bottle,
3 wherein the closure device features a cover element for closing the container, a chamber
4 arranged on the cover element and an inner housing, wherein the chamber features a chamber end piece with a discharge opening that can be closed with the aid of a closing means, wherein 6 the inner housing features an opening means for opening the discharge opening and the 7 chamber can be moved relative to the inner housing from a closed position into a discharge 8 position, and wherein a discharge channel between the chamber and the container is released 9 in the discharge position such that a medium stored in the chamber can escape into the container.
11 Closure devices of the aforementioned type are known from the prior art.
These closure 12 devices - as well as the container - are usually made of polyethylene (PE) or a polypropylene 13 (PP). Such closure devices serve for closing a container, for example a beverage bottle, and for 14 simultaneously providing a chamber for the separate storage of liquid or powdery ingredients, for example tea essences, such that these ingredients are not introduced into the container until 16 the moment, in which the closure device is removed from the container, and thereby come in 17 contact with and/or are mixed, e.g., with water therein. This is typically the moment, in which a 18 user would like to consume the beverage in the container.
19 For example, publication WO 2007/129116 A1 concerns a closure device, in which the cover element features a wall that protrudes into the container and defines a chamber for 21 storing the medium. The wall of this chamber is connected to a chamber end piece that 22 encompasses the end of the chamber in the form of a plug-type connection. The chamber end 23 piece features a discharge opening, in which a closure element arranged on an inner housing is 24 arranged. When the cover element is unscrewed from the container, the cover element and therefore also the chamber arranged thereon are simultaneously moved away from the inner 26 housing. The closing means within the discharge opening of the chamber end piece is thereby 27 displaced, wherein a discharge channel is released and the medium stored in the chamber can 28 escape into the container.
29 In this known closure device, it is disadvantageous that the chamber and the cover element are realized in one piece such that the walls of the chamber - as well as of the cover 31 element - are made of PP or PE. However, these plastics do not form a sufficient barrier against 23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 gases such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. In addition, the production of the known cover element 2 is relatively time-consuming and costly.
3 WO 201 2/1 75934 A2 concerns a closure device featuring a cover element and a 4 chamber arranged thereon. The material of the cover element is injection-moulded around the chamber. This injection-moulding process is likewise material- and time-consuming because the 6 material of the cover element has to be injection-moulded around the chamber up to the 7 chamber end piece in order to ensure the desired tightness, i.e. barrier properties, of the 8 chamber against gases such as, for example, oxygen and carbon dioxide.
9 The invention therefore is based on the objective of developing a closure device, in which the chamber and the chamber end piece can be connected to one another quickly, cost-11 effectively and, in particular, in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion.
12 To this effect, the invention proposes a closure device according to the preamble of 13 claim 1, in which the chamber and the chamber end piece are connected to one another in a 14 fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion by means of a plastic seal that is injection-moulded on the chamber and the chamber end piece, wherein the chamber, the chamber end piece and the 16 plastic seal are made of the same plastic.
17 According to the invention, the chamber, the chamber end piece and the plastic seal can 18 now be produced in the form of a unit independently of the cover element. This provides the 19 additional advantage that a plastic, which differs from the material of the cover element, particularly has a higher density, and/or offers a suitable barrier, for example, against oxygen 21 and carbon dioxide, can be chosen as material for the chamber, the chamber end piece and the 22 plastic seal. Due to the plastic seal injection-moulded thereon, the chamber and the chamber 23 end piece can now be directly produced of a fluid-tight and gas-tight material such that it is not 24 necessary to provide an additional seal or an additional reinforcement, for example in the form of large-surface injection-moulding with the material of the cover element.
This is also 26 particularly advantageous if the filled chamber is pressurized relative to the surroundings as 27 preferred. This overpressure can be suitably achieved by means of a gas cushion.
28 The chamber can advantageously be completely prepared for the installation on the 29 cover element in a preceding production step. The chamber particularly can initially be prepared with the chamber end piece and, if applicable, other sealing elements. An additional sealing 31 element (rubber seal) arranged, for example, between the chamber and the chamber end piece 23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 and/or between the chamber end piece and the discharge opening, i.e. the closing means, 2 particularly can also be preinstalled. Due to the subsequent injection-moulding of the inventive 3 plastic seal on the chamber and the chamber end piece, these two components are connected 4 to one another in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion and form an integral chamber unit, which as such can be connected to the cover element in another production step. Due to the injection-6 moulding of the inventive plastic seal on the chamber and the chamber end piece, these two 7 components are at least partially softened such that a fluid-tight and gas-tight connection 8 between the chamber, the plastic seal and the chamber end piece is produced.
9 According to the invention, the chamber, the chamber end piece and the plastic seal are made of the same plastic, preferably a thermoplastic polymer. It is particularly proposed that the 11 plastic has a density between 1.1 g/cm3 and 1.5 g/cm3, preferably between 1.20 g/cm3 and 1.45 12 g/cm3. The plastic may particularly consist of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). The use of 13 polyethylene terephthalate (PET) would alternatively also be conceivable. Since the chamber 14 and the chamber end piece, as well as the plastic seal, are made of the same plastic, these components can be very easily connected to one another by simply injection-moulding the 16 plastic seal on the chamber and the chamber end piece. The injection-moulding process also 17 softens at least parts of the chamber and the chamber end piece such that a fluid-tight and gas-18 tight welded connection is produced due to the subsequent cooling of the plastic. The chosen 19 plastic advantageously consists of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), which is typically used as material for the chamber in the prior art. This material is used, in particular, in order to ensure 21 the required barrier effect against gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. The chamber end 22 piece can now also be made of PBT such that this component does not represent a leak for 23 fluids or gases. Furthermore, the injection-moulded plastic seal additionally increases the 24 tightness and simultaneously also reinforces the mechanical connection between the chamber and the chamber end piece - in addition to the plug-type connection.
26 It is furthermore proposed that the chamber is realized cylindrically, wherein the 27 chamber end piece and the plastic seal are essentially realized annularly. This type of geometric 28 design makes it particularly easy to adapt the inventive closure device to a cylindrical container 29 such as, for example, a beverage bottle. In this case, the chamber end piece is realized annularly and forms a central discharge opening. The plastic seal is likewise realized annularly 31 such that it can be attached to the chamber end piece and the chamber in a form-fitting fashion.

23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 It is ultimately proposed that the chamber end piece is inserted into the chamber in a 2 form-fitting fashion on the end of the chamber, wherein a gap for the arrangement of the plastic 3 seal is formed between the chamber and the chamber end piece. The wall of the chamber, as 4 well as the chamber end piece, may in this case be shaped in such a way that their facing surfaces are not completely in contact with one another, but rather feature, for example, 6 specially shaped end regions that form a gap between one another. The material for forming the 7 plastic seal can be injected into this gap such that the contact surface between the plastic seal 8 and the chamber and between the plastic seal and the chamber end piece is respectively 9 increased. In this way, the mechanical stability and the tightness of the connection between the chamber and the chamber end piece are additionally increased.
11 In addition to the above-described closure device, the invention also proposes a 12 chamber featuring a chamber end piece with a discharge opening that can be closed with the 13 aid of a closing means, wherein the chamber and the chamber end piece are connected to one 14 another in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion by means of a plastic seal that is injection-moulded on the chamber and the chamber end piece, and wherein the chamber, the chamber end piece 16 and the plastic seal are made of the same plastic. The proposed chamber is particularly 17 intended for a closure device of the above-described type. This inventive chamber forms a =
18 preassembled integral unit, which as such can be connected to the remaining components of 19 the closure device, particularly of the cover element. The chamber is advantageously realized cylindrically, wherein the chamber end piece and the plastic seal are essentially realized 21 annularly. The invention ultimately also proposes a chamber, in which the chamber end piece is 22 inserted into the chamber in a form-fitting fashion, wherein a gap for the arrangement of the 23 plastic seal is formed between the chamber and the chamber end piece.
24 In addition to the above-described objects, the invention also proposes a method for producing a closure device or a chamber, wherein said method includes the following steps:
26 supplying a chamber, 27 supplying a chamber end piece that is made of the same plastic as the chamber, 28 inserting the chamber end piece into an end region of the chamber in a form-fitting 29 fashion, and 23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 injection-moulding a plastic seal on the chamber and the chamber end piece, wherein 2 the plastic seal is made of the same material as the chamber and the chamber end 3 piece such that the chamber and the chamber end piece are connected to one another 4 in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion.
It is furthermore proposed that the plastic seal is injected into a gap formed between the 6 chamber and the chamber end piece.
7 The invention is described in greater detail below with reference to an exemplary 8 embodiment. In the drawings:
9 Figure 1 shows an inventive closure device with a plastic seal, which is injection-moulded on the chamber and the chamber end piece, in a closed position, 11 Figure 2 shows the closure device according to Figure 1 in a discharge position, and 12 Figure 3 shows the closure device according to Figure 1 in a position, in which it is 13 completely separated from a container.
14 The closure device 1 illustrated in Figure 1 is already screwed on a container 2 in a preassembled fashion. The container 2 consists, for example, of a conventional plastic 16 beverage bottle.
17 The closure device 1 features a cover element 3, a chamber 5 arranged on the cover 18 element 3 and an inner housing 4 arranged on the container 2. The container 2 is connected to 19 the inner housing 4 by means of a first pair of threads 14. The inner housing 4 is in turn connected to the cover element 3 by means of a second pair of threads 15. The chamber 5 is 21 arranged on the cover element 3, for example, by means of a clamping connection, wherein the 22 material of the cover element 3 only extends over part of the total length of the chamber 5. In 23 the present example, the material of the cover element 3 covers approximately one-fifth of the 24 total length of the sidewall of the chamber 5.
An opening means 8 and a closing means 6 are arranged on the inner housing 4, 26 wherein the opening means 8 and the closing means 6 are realized in the form of an integral 27 plug element in this exemplary embodiment. This plug element protrudes into a discharge 28 opening 7 of the chamber 5. According to this embodiment, the opening means 8 is connected 29 to the inner housing 4 in that the material of the inner housing 4 is partially injection-moulded over an edge region of the opening means 8.
5 23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 The chamber 5 features a chamber end piece 9, which is realized annularly and 2 provides a discharge opening 7, on its end region that faces away from the cover element 3. An 3 additional sealing element 12 such as, for example, a rubber seal or a seal of a polymer with 4 rubber-like properties, particularly nitrile, is arranged between the chamber end piece 9 and the closing means 6 of the plug element protruding into the discharge opening 7, wherein said
6 sealing element either seals or releases the discharge opening 7 in connection with the closing
7 means 6 depending on the position of the closing means 6. In the closed position shown, a
8 projection of the closing means 6, which closes the discharge opening 7 in a fluid-tight and gas-
9 tight fashion, is located within the narrowest cross section of the discharge opening 7.
With respect to the production of the closure device 1 shown, it is advantageous to 11 initially produce a preassembled unit consisting of a chamber 5, a chamber end piece 9, a 12 plastic seal 10 and preferably also a sealing element 12. To this end, the chamber end piece is 13 inserted into the open end region of the chamber 5 in the form of a plug-type connection. The 14 chamber end piece 9 is preferably also connected to the sealing element 12, which seals the contact regions with the chamber 5 on the one hand and with the closing means 6 on the other 16 hand, in a form-fitting fashion. A gap 11 is formed due to the shape of the end regions of the 17 chamber 5 and the chamber end piece 9, wherein plastic material is injected into said gap such 18 that a plastic seal 10 is formed. The chamber 5 and the chamber end piece 9 are at least 19 partially melted due to the high temperature of the plastic seal 10 being injection-moulded thereon, particularly because they are made of the same material and therefore have the same 21 melting point. A unit consisting of the chamber 5, the chamber end piece 9, the plastic seal 10 22 and the sealing element 12 is obtained after the plastic has cooled.
This unit can now be 23 connected to the cover element 3, for example, by means of a clamping connection.
24 Subsequently, the cover element 3 and the inner housing 4 are connected to one another by means of the second pair of threads 15. The thusly completed closure device 1 is 26 then connected to the container 2. To this end, the inner housing 4 of the closure device 1 is 27 screwed on the container 2 by means of the first pair of threads 14.
28 Figure 2 shows the closure device 1 in a discharge position, i.e. after an actuation of the 29 closure device 1. An opening motion of the closure device 1 relative to the container 2 (along the second pair of threads 15) causes the cover element 3 and therefore also the chamber 5 31 arranged on the cover element 3 to move away from the inner housing 4, i.e. upward in Figure 23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 1 1, such that the position of the closing means 6 within the discharge opening 7 of the chamber 5 2 is changed. In this case, the closing means 6 is preferably stationary and the container 2 is 3 moved relative to the closing means 6. A discharge channel 13 within the opening means 8 is 4 thereby released such that a medium stored in the chamber 5 can escape into the container 2.
During the further unscrewing motion of the cover element 3 from the container 2, the threads 6 formed between the cover element 3 and the inner housing 4 reach an end position, in which 7 the cover element 3 and the inner housing 4 can no longer be turned relative to one another.
8 Consequently, the rotational motion is continued by means of the first threads 14 formed 9 between the inner housing 4 and the container 2 such that the closure device 1 ultimately is completely unscrewed from the container 2.
11 Figure 3 shows the closure device 1 after it has been completely separated from the 12 container 2. In this case, the closing means 6 within the discharge opening 7 is in an end 13 position, in which the discharge opening 7 is closed by means of a correspondingly shaped end 14 region of the closing means 6 such that subsequent dripping from the chamber 5 is prevented.

23056551.2 CA Application Blakes Ref: 74990/00011 List of Reference Symbols:
1 Closure device 2 Container 3 Cover element 4 Inner housing Chamber 6 Closing means 7 Discharge opening 8 Opening means 9 Chamber end piece Plastic seal 11 Gap 12 Sealing element 13 Discharge channel 14 First pair of threads Second pair of threads 23056551.2

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1. A closure device (1) for a container (2), particularly a beverage bottle, - wherein the closure device (1) features a cover element (3) for closing the container (2), a chamber (5) arranged on the cover element (3) and an inner housing (4), - wherein the chamber (5) features a chamber end piece (9) with a discharge opening (7) that can be closed with the aid of a closing means (6), - wherein the inner housing (4) features an opening means (8) for opening the discharge opening (7), and - wherein the chamber (5) can be moved relative to the inner housing (4) from a closed position into a discharge position, in which a discharge channel (13) between the chamber (5) and the container (2) is released such that a medium stored in the chamber (5) can escape into the container (2), characterized in that the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (5) are connected to one another in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion by means of a plastic seal (10) that is injection-moulded on the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9), wherein the chamber (5), the chamber end piece (9) and the plastic seal (10) are made of the same plastic.
2. The closure device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the chamber (5), the chamber end piece (9) and the plastic seal (10) are made of a thermoplastic polymer, preferably of a plastic with a density between 1.1 g/cm3 and 1.5 g/cm3, particularly between 1.20 g/cm3 and 1.45 g/cm3.
3. The closure device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plastic is polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).
4. The closure device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the chamber (5) is realized cylindrically, wherein the chamber end piece (9) and the plastic seal (10) are essentially realized annularly.
5. The closure device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the chamber end piece (9) is inserted into the chamber (5) in a form-fitting fashion, wherein a gap (11) for the arrangement of the plastic seal (10) is formed between the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9).
6. A chamber (5), particularly for a closure device (1) according to one of claims 1-3, wherein the chamber (5) features a chamber end piece (9) with a discharge opening (7) that can be closed with the aid of a closing means (6), characterized in that the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9) are connected to one another in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion by means of a plastic seal (10) that is injection-moulded on the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9), wherein the chamber (5), the chamber end piece (9) and the plastic seal (10) are made of the same plastic, particularly of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).
7. The chamber (5) according to claim 6, characterized in that the chamber (5) is realized cylindrically, wherein the chamber end piece (9) and the plastic seal (10) are essentially realized annularly.
8. The chamber (5) according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the chamber end piece (9) is inserted into the chamber (5) in a form-fitting fashion, wherein a gap (11) for the arrangement of the plastic seal (10) is formed between the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9).
9. A method for producing a closure device (1) according to one of claims 1-5 or a chamber (5) according to one of claims 6-8, characterized by the steps of:
a. supplying a chamber (5), b. supplying a chamber end piece (9) that is made of the same plastic as the chamber (5), c. inserting the chamber end piece (9) into an end region of the chamber (5) in a form-fitting fashion, and d. injection-moulding a plastic seal (10) on the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9), wherein the plastic seal (10) is made of the same plastic as the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9) such that the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9) are connected to one another in a fluid-tight and gas-tight fashion.
10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the plastic seal (10) is injected into a gap (11) formed between the chamber (5) and the chamber end piece (9).
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DE102014106369 2014-05-07
DE102014106369.4 2014-05-07
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